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US Department of Labor administrative judge orders federal contractor to turn over documents as part of federal compliance audit
The defendant refused to provide the department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs copies of its affirmative action programs and several other supporting documents during a compliance audit by the agency, in violation of federal law.
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US Department of Labor cites chemical company after two workers die, one sickened following exposure to respiratory hazards
Exposure to dangerous toxins at an Alabama chemical manufacturing plant – Daikin America Inc. – lead to the deaths of two workers and sickened another worker after the employer failed to provide appropriate protective equipment and implement safe work practices during maintenance activities on chemical processing equipment.
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US Department of Labor conducts outreach, enforcement actions as cleanup continues in Northeast Arkansas after December 2021 tornadoes
The department’s Wage and Hour Division and Occupational Safety and Health Administration response teams are in the area affected by tornadoes on Dec. 10, 2021, to remind workers of their rights and to make sure employers understand their responsibilities when it comes to paying workers properly, and remind them of their responsibility for their workers’ safety and health.
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US Department of Labor recovers more than $9.3M for Minnesota Employee Stock Ownership Plan after investigation finds plan overpaid for shares
The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered more than $9.3 million for participants of a Minneapolis manufacturing company’s employee stock ownership plan after the fund overpaid for company stock in 2011, under the terms of a consent judgment entered in a federal court.
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US Department of Labor awards $14M in grants to two projects combating child labor, forced labor, human trafficking worldwide
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the awards of $14 million in cooperative agreements to support a broad set of actions by two projects intended to combat child labor, forced labor and human trafficking, which affects more than 200 million children, women and men worldwide.
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NFIB's Harned: Supreme Court could act fast on mask, testing rules
Spirited hearing Friday seemed positive for opponents, says NFIB lawyer Harned
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Supreme Court hears arguments on stay of OSHA vaccine mandate
The Supreme Court heard arguments today related to the Biden administration's vaccine mandate-or-test mandate on private employers. The court will hear arguments on an application to stay the mandate pending court action on the merits.
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US Department of Labor finds Idaho utility contractor put workers at risk by failing to provide lifesaving training on excavation hazards
News Release: BILLINGS, MT - A federal workplace safety investigation in July 2021 found a utility contractor in Montana exposed employees working in and around trenches to potentially deadly hazards.
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US Department of Labor finds Idaho utility contractor put workers at risk by failing to provide lifesaving training on excavation hazards
News Release: BILLINGS, MT - A federal workplace safety investigation in July 2021 found a utility contractor in Montana exposed employees working in and around trenches to potentially deadly hazards.
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Statement by US Secretary of Labor Walsh on the December Jobs Report
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh issued the following statement on the December 2021 Employment Situation Report:
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Foxx Reacts to Biden Admin Plan to Attack Job Creators
News Release: Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor (DOL) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) and the NLRB are teaming up to harass job creators with unnecessary red tape and overzealous enforcement...
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US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate renew alliance to protect, educate Mexican, Hispanic workers, employers in Kansas, Missouri on safety
News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Consulate General of Mexico in Kansas City have renewed an alliance - first signed in 2013 - to continue their collaborative relationship to promote workplace safety and health with the consulate and Mexican nationals working in Kansas and Missouri.
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Foxx, Burr Demand Answers from Biden Admin on Changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Virginia Foxx (NC-5), Republican Leader of the House Committee on Education and Labor, and Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, sent a letter calling again on U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to clarify the Department’s statutory basis for reforming the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.
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US Department of Labor reminds specific employers to submit required 2021 injury, illness data by March 2, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration reminds employers that the agency began collecting calendar year 2021 Form 300A data on Jan. 2, 2022. Employers must submit the form electronically by March 2, 2022.
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OSHA vaccine mandate to be heard by Supreme Court
The Biden administration's vaccine mandate on private employers will be front and center at the Supreme Court on Friday when justices will hear arguments on an application to stay the mandate pending court action on the merits.
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US Department of Labor cites chemical company after two workers die, one sickened following exposure to respiratory hazards
News Release: DECATUR, AL - Exposure to dangerous toxins at an Alabama chemical manufacturing plant - Daikin America Inc. - lead to the deaths of two workers and sickened another worker after the employer failed to provide appropriate protective equipment and implement safe work practices during maintenance activities on chemical processing equipment.
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U.S. Department of Labor publishes 63 press releases in November
There were 63 press releases published by the U.S. Department of Labor in November.
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US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration releases video highlighting 50 years of protecting America’s workers, ensuring safer workplaces
Fifty years ago, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration began to fulfill the mission that led to its creation – to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for every worker in America.
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